I was stuck for a while in one of the initial areas before realizing that Hercules could smash enormous, path-blocking boulders with his bare hands. This aspect aside, the game has a typical "walk about, search for keys, flip a switch, search for power-ups" feel that never seems to pull any major punches. If you've got nothing better to do, consider renting it.

If you've already completed the Nintendo 64's other adventure games, Hercules is at least worth a rental. You'll probably find the adventure moderately challenging. However, once you discover the puzzles' solutions, you'll beat the game quickly. Fans of the show or Greek mythology will enjoy controlling the familiar characters. Hercules isn't godly, but as a whole it's a decent adventure.

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys had a lot of potential, and the game features a lot of great ideas and concepts, but falls short in a big way with its lacklustre controls and gameplay. If only the developers spent as much time working on the games’ engine as they did making the visuals of this game look so good, then maybe they could have pulled of a great game and a worthwhile purchase. Rent this game if you would like to see some nice visuals, beat up a lot of hooligans, and destroy stuff, but don’t complain when you’re having difficulties controlling the big man.

HTLJ is a dull, unimaginative game. It is 20-some hours I will never get back. Fans of the show might have enjoyed it more then I did, but I seriously doubt it. A combination of dull gameplay and minimalist graphics expose this game as an obvious attempt to cash in on the shows popularity without putting the effort into making a good game. Leave this one on the shelf.

While there may have been good intentions for Hercules, the game is so absurdly cookie cutter it comes off as trite and uninspired. This is yet another title I might have recommended for a younger player, but the game's Teen rating and awkward play pretty much rule that out. The level designs are so hopelessly linear that any moron could walk through them in their sleep. Of course, there are moments when the game breaks down to an adventure style where you play diplomat and parcel delivery boy for several people just to get that silly key for a wooden door that Herc shouldn't have any problems just busting through anyway. If you do happen to buy this game, I have a rare three-cylinder Volvo wagon you might be interested in as well.

Based on the popular, but largely inane, TV show of the same name, Hercules suffers from poor design and mythologically bad implementation of said design. The entire game is a testament to the powers that can turn an ancient myth of epic proportions into a trial of pain and suffering on par with the torment of Sisyphus. An abysmally bad interface combined with sub-par quests and the complete lack of interesting content makes Hercules less fun than boxing match with the Titans and far less interesting.